South Asia

Vietnamese residents are seen at an evacuation center before Tempin storm hits the land in Ho Chi Minh city

Typhoon Takes Heavy Toll in Philippines; Vietnam Escapes Damage

Reuters 27/12/2017

The storm entered Vietnamese water but weakened to a...

Children rest next to donated supplies outside a temporary evacuation center for people living near Mount Agung, a volcano on the highest alert level, at a sports arena in Klungkung, on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, September 28, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Darren Whiteside

Fear of Volcanic Eruption on Bali Forces Nearly 135,000 to Flee to Shelters

Nyimas Laula 29/09/2017

Housed in tents, schools and government buildings stocked with...

A handful of harvested sea buckthorn berries. Credit: Flickr

Sea Buckthorn Comes to the Rescue of Mountain Villages in Pakistan

Peer Muhammad 18/09/2017

“Sea buckthorn is a medicine for at least 70...

Villagers in Pipara standing at the site where there home used to be. Credit: Vikash Kumar Shah

Nepal’s Flood Recovery Set to Exclude the Most Marginalised

Peter Gill and Bhola Paswan 14/09/2017

Government aid for flood reconstruction is going to landowners...

Women with goats come out of their submerged house, in Shibaloy, Manikganj district, Bangladesh. Credit: Farid Ahmed/IPS

South Asia Struggles to Contain Flood Damage

Farid Ahmed 21/08/2017

The death toll from drowning, snakebite, house collapse and...

indus river valley

India Allowed to Construct Kishanganga, Ratle Hydroelectric Projects

Lalit K. Jha 02/08/2017

Under the Indus Waters Treaty, India is permitted to...

A woman carries a container of drinking water in the coastal area of Bangladesh. Credit: Rafiqul Islam/IPS

How Do We Value Water?

Rafiqul Islam 01/08/2017

On July 31, ministers, senior and local government officials,...